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describe

[dih-skrahyb] / dɪˈskraɪb /


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"There are no words that can truly describe the heartbreak and devastation his parents, sisters and our whole family are experiencing," Jones said on the fund-raiser page.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Others describe a skilled operator willing to exploit collective fears about technology to serve Anthropic's interests.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Physicists often describe this universal behavior using a mathematical framework known as conformal field theory.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

It can be tempting to describe these well-meaning characters as everyday people trying to do their best.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

There are hundreds of words to describe every possible shade of every color —just look inside any big crayon box.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

It describes several overlapping anxieties about modern restaurant food, but its prehistory belongs, at least partly, to the ghost kitchen.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

He describes Oldman as the biggest star he has worked with.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

A material's critical current describes the maximum current it can carry before resistance and energy loss appear.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

It’s now “the biggest bet in U.S. economic history,” as a recent must-read Journal article describes it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

As Phillips, Frank Readick describes the scene, imitating the frantic Hindenburg commentator.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow

Williams, who initially self-diagnosed, wants other women to be aware of perimenopause, the years leading up to menopause, which she described as the "danger zone".

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

The study examined what the authors described as “academic buoyancy,” or how students respond to and recover from common academic pressures and setbacks in daily learning.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Mitochondria are often described as the powerhouses of the cell because they produce much of the energy our bodies need to grow, move, repair tissues, and carry out everyday functions.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

Roberts described the past week as "bizarre", despite knowing the execution was coming.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

I watched them walk on water plants as Togbe had described.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

These included radiocarbon dating, unusual patterns recorded in tree rings, and historical records describing ruptures that broke the ground surface.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

She opens her monologue by describing a hypothetical figure born to great privilege.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

Greg Bresnitz, who had already been working on automation in the marketing department at the blockchain platform Optimism, was in the audience when a conference keynote speaker started describing the “marketing engineer.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

BBC director general Matt Brittin also paid tribute to Dame Esther, describing her as a "legend of British broadcasting" whose contribution to public life was "immeasurable".

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

At the bottom of a block of writing describing women’s shelters are Sarah’s name and phone number, as a support person.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali




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